Temple-attaching device.



No. 707,109. Patented Aug. l9, I902.

, F. a. HIRSTJ TEMPLE ATTACHING DEVICE.

(Application filed 00 12. 17, 1901.)

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UNITED ST PATE T OFFICE.

FRANKLIN HIRST, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA TEMPLE-ATTACHING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming" part of Letters Patent No. 707,109, dated August s, 1902.

l Application filed October 17, 1901. Serial No. 78,916. (No modem To all? whom, it may concern,

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN G. HIRsT, a citizen of the United States,residingin the city and cbunty of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Im; provement in Temple-Attaching Devices for Eyeglasses, of which the following is aspecifivIO cation.

My invention consistsof an improvement in temple-attaching devices for eyeglasses whereby the latter-serve'as spectacles.

a difierent position from thatsh'own in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 represents a top view thereof, show-I ing the parts in different position. Fig. 6'

representsa perspective view of a portionof a temple-attaching device. Fig. 7 represents a side view thereof. Fig. 8 represents apla'n' view of one of thestrapsin detached position. Fig. 9 represents a side elevation thereof. Fig. 10 represents a plan view of a portion of the temple-attaching device in detached position. 1

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates-an eyeglass, the same having the usual nose piece and glasses or lenses; and as the same forms no part of the present invention it is;

deemed unnecessary at this time to further explain the same;

B designates a temple-attaching device" whiohconsists of the body portion 0, which is provided with the lugs D, adapted to em brace the edge of the'glass or lens, and secured to or forming part of thesaid body G is a strap or plate-E, said. body portion also carrying a spring-arm'F, which is provided with the nose or lug Gr. The strap E is provided with suitable material, such as rubber, on the inner face, and which is adapted to or glass therebetween.

bear against the side of the lens or glass.

Suitably pivoted to the body' portionis the latter, it will be seen, is pivoted opposite to Y the first-mentioned strap E. The strap H is provided with openings H and H to provide for the adjustment of said strap relatively to different thickness of lenses, it being apparent that when a thin lens-is employed a screw J or its equivalentis inserted in the openings J in'the body portion 0 and the opening H in the strap H and that when a thick lens is employed the screw J is inserted in the open-' ings J and H The arm J is provided with a stop or lug J which abuts against the 'wall J of'the body portion O and limits the inward movement of the arm J, so as to prevent the extremity J 5 of said arm' from occupying'a position out of the path of the shoulder M when the strap H is turned inthe direction indicated by the arrows b in Figs. 3,

4, and 5.- I

-Kdesignates a temple-arm which is movably connected with the body portion 0 in".

the present instance by being pivoted to a plate L,. which latter is pivoted to the body portion" and is provided with the shoulders I M and N, between which is adapted to rest the arm J. The plate L is provided with a recess P, which is, adapted to receive a nose G of the spring-arm F, whereby said plate is locked in position, it being noted-that the temple-armK is pivoted to theplate L for purposes tobe hereinafter,described.

The operation is as follows When for any reason it is desired to have eyeglasses serve asgspectacles, the temple arm K can be quicklysupplied thereto in the following manner: The pa rts being in the position seen in Fig. 4. the shoulder N engages the arm J and causes the plate-H to move away from the plate E, permitting the. insertion of a lens By now moving the temple-arm K to'the proper position foroperation' or wearing the .shou1der. Mcontacts with the arm J and causes the same -.,to: assume the position seen in Fig.3, andthelens will be held securely between the 'platesE and H, thus securing the arm K to the lens. The nose G of the spring-arm F meanwhile enters the recess P in the plate L and locks the plate in that position, so that the templearm and connecting parts cannot be removed from the lens. In order to remove the temple-arm K from the eyeglass, the reverse operation is required, it being first, however, necessary to pull back the spring-arm F and release the nose G from the recess P, so that the plate L can be turned to cause the nose N to engage with the arm J, and thus separate the straps E and H. Should it, however, be desired to place the eyeglass and temple-arm in a case or receptacle without removing the temple-arm and connecting parts, the temple-arm, which is pivoted to the plate L, can be moved in the direction indicated by the arrow a in Fig. 5 and assume the position seen in dotted line in said figure, whereby the spectacles can be closed in a case, the straps, however, remaining secured to the lens, since the plate L is locked in position and prevents movement of the movable strap.

It will be apparent that various changes may be made by those skilled in the art which will come within the scope of my invention, and I do not therefore desire to be limited in every instance to the exact construction herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character described,

straps movably connected to clamp the lens, a

temple-bar connected with one of said straps and engaging the other strap to operate the same.

2. In a device of the character described, a body portion, a strap rigidly secured to the body portion, a second strap pivotally attached thereto, a temple-arm pivoted to said body portion, and means on said arm for operating said pivoted strap.

3. In a device of the character described, a body portion, a strap rigidly secured thereto, a strap pivoted to said body portion, an arm pivoted to said body portion, and shoulders on said arm adapted to contact with said pivoted strap for operating the same.

4. In adevice of the character described, a body portion, a strap attached thereto, a second strap pivoted thereto, a spring-arm on said pivoted strap, a temple-arm pivoted to said body portion, and shoulders on said temple-arm adapted to engage said spring-arm.

5. In a device of the character described, a body portion, a strap secured thereto, a second strap pivotally attached to said body portion, a temple-bar pivoted to said body portion, and means whereby said second-men tioned strap may be operated by said tempie-bar.

6. In a device of the character described, a body portion, a strap secured thereto, a second strap pivotally attached to said body portion, and a temple-bar pivoted to said body portion and having means engaging with said second-mentioned strap to operate the same.

7. In a device of the character described, straps movably connected, to clamp the lens, a plate pivotally connected with one of said straps and engaging the other to operate the same, means for locking said plate in position and a temple-bar connected with said plate.

8. In a device of the character described, a body portion, a strap secured thereto, a second strap pivotally attached to said body portion, a plate pivoted to said body portion and engaging said second-mentioned strap to operate the same, and a temple-bar pivoted to said plate,

9. In a device of the character described, a body portion, a strap secured thereto, a second strap pivotally attached to said bodyportion, a plate pivoted to said body portion and engaging said second-mentioned strap to operate the same, a spring-arm adapted to engage said plate and lock the same in position and a temple-arm pivoted to said plate.

10. In a device of the character described, a body portion, a strap rigidly secured to said body portion, a second strap pivotally attached thereto, means for adjusting the position of said second-mentioned strap with respect to said body portion, atemple-arm pivoted to said body portion, and means on said arm for operating said pivoted strap.

11. In a device of the character described, a body portion, a strap attached thereto, a second strap pivoted thereto, a spring-arm on said pivoted strap, a temple-arm pivoted to said body portion, means on said temple-arm for operating said spring-arm and pivoted strap and a stop for limiting the movement of said spring-arm and pivoted strap.

12. In a device of the character described, straps movably connected to clamp the lens, a pivoted plate connected with one of said straps and engaging the other to operate the same, means for locking said plate in operative position and a temple-arm pivoted to said plate, whereby said temple-arm can be moved without moving said plate.

FRANKLIN G. HIRST. WVitnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, WM. CANER WIEDERSHEIM. 

